CATHERINE B. CORNWELL, APPELLANT,
v.
WALTER H. SULLIVAN AND MARTHA ROGERS, APPELLEES

Fla. | 1953-03-31
ROBERTS, C. J., and THOMAS, HOB-SON and DREW, JJ., concur.
63 So. 2d 906 Florida Supreme Court (1953) Caution
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed on the authority of In re Palmer’s Estate, Fla., 48 So. 2d 732, and Watts v. Newport, 149 Fla. 181, 6 So. 2d 829.

ROBERTS, C. J., and THOMAS, HOB-SON and DREW, JJ., concur.


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